'Quad' Foreign Ministers to Discuss North Korea, South China Sea in U.S.
The Quad, a four-country security consultative body comprising the United States, Japan, Australia and India, will hold a foreign ministers' meeting on Oct. 31 (local time) to discuss responses to China's economic pressure and cooperation on critical mineral supply chains.
The foreign ministers of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India pose for a commemorative photo at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, ahead of the Quad foreign ministers' meeting on May 26. From left: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Yonhap News
View original imageAccording to Kyodo News and other sources, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar are scheduled to meet separately in Atlanta, Georgia, on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting.
The meeting is expected to cover regional issues, including the security situation in the East and South China Seas and developments in North Korea. The ministers are also expected to review progress on cooperation projects aimed at strengthening supply chains for critical minerals such as rare earths and securing stable energy supplies.
Joint responses to economic coercion, including export restrictions, are also on the agenda. The discussion is seen as targeting China, which exerts influence by using measures such as export controls on critical minerals.
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The meeting appears intended to coordinate the agenda ahead of the Quad summit scheduled to take place in the Philippines in mid-November. If held, it would be the first Quad summit in about two years, since September 2024, and the first during the second term of U.S. President Donald Trump. This will be the third Quad foreign ministers' meeting, following those in May and July.
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